Chicken in Black Bean Sauce

Black bean sauce does something wonderful to the meat. You and your family will enjoy this chicken in black bean sauce.

Course: Meats

Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken
• 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
• 1 sweet pepper diced
• 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
• 1 onion sliced
• 2 tsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp black bean sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• pepper to taste

Instructions

• Wash the chicken with the lime juice. Drain and dice. Set aside.
• Mix the cornstarch and water. Set aside.
• Heat oil and saute the onion and ginger. Add the chicken and cook until tender and changes colour. Add water, salt, sesame oil and sugar. Simmer for 2 minutes. Then add the cornstarch mixture, sweet pepper and black bean sauce and simmer for about 2 minutes.
• Serve hot.

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Chicken in Black Bean Sauce

Course: Meats

Cuisine: Chinese

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Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken
• 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
• 1 sweet pepper diced
• 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
• 1 onion sliced
• 2 tsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp black bean sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• pepper to taste

Instructions

• Wash the chicken with the lime juice. Drain and dice. Set aside.
• Mix the cornstarch and water. Set aside.
• Heat oil and saute the onion and ginger.
• Add the chicken and cook until tender and changes colour.
• Add water, salt, sesame oil and sugar. Simmer for 2 minutes.
• Then add the cornstarch mixture, sweet pepper and black bean sauce and simmer for about 2 minutes.
• Serve hot.